Year:12/13
Department:Computing and Communications (School of)
Level:Part II (yr 3)
Learning Hours:150
Credit Points:15
Weight:0.5
Course Convenor:Dr U Roedig
Status:Live
Assessment Rules
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Curriculum Design: Outline Syllabus
back to topMultimedia communication systems, QoS for the Internet, error-resilient video coding, bandwidth adaptation, scalable image and video compression, multimedia communication channel models, network-adaptive multimedia, streaming media on demand, interactive multimedia distribution, multimedia applications and systems (IP-telephony, audio/video streaming, IP video conference).
The five tutorials will be organised along the following five themes and will consist of worked examples and discussion on:
Quality of Service issues
Error resilient coding techniques
Scalable image and video coding
Network adaptive playout
Multimedia streaming applications
Curriculum Design: Pre-requisites/Co-requisites/Exclusions
back to topEducational Aims: Subject Specific: Knowledge, Understanding and Skills
back to topTo provide an understanding of the fundamentals of multimedia transmission, including communication protocols, real-time streaming, and quality of service (QoS) with the use of examples.
Educational Aims: General: Knowledge, Understanding and Skills
back to topThis module allows students to acquire and develop a wide variety of intellectual and transferable skills. On successful completion of the module students will be able to:
evaluate information critically, and provide objective opinions,
follow rapid developments in the field of ICT
extrapolate concepts into design of new products
Learning Outcomes: Subject Specific: Knowledge, Understanding and Skills
back to topon successful completion of the module students will be able to…
compare unicast and multicast, streaming and downloading, interactive and non-interactive communication
explain the concept of quality of service for the Internet
analyse and design multimedia communication protocols
explain the main concepts of error-resilient coding
discuss basic principles of scalable multimedia coding
compare multimedia data transport mechanisms
discuss network adaptation mechanisms
explain principles of multimedia streaming
evaluate different multimedia communication systems
Learning Outcomes: General: Knowledge, Understanding and Skills
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recognise and utilise latest multimedia communication technologies,
interpret and integrate diverse information sources to form a coherent understanding of the subject,
develop bespoke solutions to industrial and academic problems
Assessment: Details of Assessment
back to topThe examination will test all aspects of the theoretical material presented in the lectures. The coursework is assessed from the 5 tutorials, each worth 5%.
Assessment will establish understanding of key concepts, ability to link various aspects of the module, ability to provide a critical assessment of elements making up and factors affecting multimedia communications.
Curriculum Design: Select Bibliography
back to top[1] Multimedia over IP and Wireless Networks: Compression, Networking, and Systems, Eds. P.A.Chou and M. van der Shaar, Elsevier, 2007.
[2] Y. Wang, J. Ostermann, and Y. Zhang, Video Processing and Communications, Prentice Hall, 2002.
[3] Ralf Steinmetz and Klara Nahrstedt, Multimedia: Computing, Communications and Applications, Prentice-Hall, 1995, ISBN 0-13-324435-0
[4] Compressed Video over Networks, Eds. A.R. Reibman and M.T. Sun, Marcel Dekker, New York, NY, 2001.
[5] Multimedia Communications: Directions and Innovations, Eds. S.W. Carter, D.D.E. Long, and J.-F. Paris, Academic Press, 2001.
Curriculum Design: Single, Combined or Consortial Schemes to which the Module Contributes
back to topI) as a core/compulsory module
BSc/MSci(Hons) Information Technology & Media Communications
BSc/MSci(Hons) Computer & Communication Systems
BEng/MEng(Hons) Electronic Communication Systems
II) as an optional module
BSc/MSci(Hons) Telecommunications with Management
